Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 543 · 40 questions

Communication tip (Say it back to check): Checks understanding: repeating the steps back, asking “Do you mean…?”, writing the task down, asking for an example, saying it in your words. Skips checking: nodding without knowing, guessing what they meant, pretending you got it, staying quiet when lost, hoping for the best. A correct paraphrase keeps every detail: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” → “7 AM, big ground — got it.” A wrong one changes them: “7 PM at the small ground?”

1. 1.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
2. 2.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
3. 3.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
4. 4.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking for an example (c) checking the due date (d) hoping for the best
6. 6.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15 and answer Q1 and Q2.” You: “Pages 10 to 15, then Q1 and Q2?” (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) hoping for the best (c) doing it your own way (d) repeating the steps back
8. 8.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) nodding without knowing (c) pretending you got it (d) checking the due date
9. 9.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) saying it in your words (c) writing the task down (d) pretending you got it
10. 10.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) checking the due date
12. 12.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) nodding without knowing (d) hoping for the best
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
14. 14.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Whatever…”
15. 15.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) saying it in your words (c) copying word for word (d) changing the topic
16. 16.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
18. 18.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking for an example (b) hoping for the best (c) pretending you got it (d) doing it your own way
19. 19.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
20. 20.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you understood her (b) you got it wrong (c) she is bored (d) she is angry
21. 21.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) ask her to repeat it (c) guess step 3 (d) skip step 3
22. 22.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
23. 23.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “You felt hurt that I didn’t call back?” (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) guessing what they meant (c) staying quiet when lost (d) writing the task down
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) doing it your own way (d) checking the due date
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
28. 28.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) checking the due date (c) staying quiet when lost (d) pretending you got it
30. 30.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) writing the task down (c) pretending you got it (d) nodding without knowing
31. 31.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file and two pencils on Monday.” You: “So, art file and two pencils on Monday?” (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) guessing what they meant (c) repeating the steps back (d) nodding without knowing
33. 33.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) doing it your own way (c) repeating the steps back (d) checking the due date
35. 35.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
38. 38.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “You felt hurt that I didn’t call back?” (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
40. 40.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True

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